EP 1006957 B1 20031105 - APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING CARTILAGE
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING CARTILAGE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR REPARATUR VON KNORPELGEWEBE
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF POUR LA REPARATION DE CARTILAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9802578 W 19980210
- US 79969797 A 19970211
Abstract (en)
[origin: US6358253B1] A method of repairing cartilage (e.g., articular cartilage on the femur) and a set of instruments used in the method are provided. The damaged cartilage is removed from the bone to expose the underlying bone, grafts covered with cartilage (e.g., hyaline cartilage) are harvested from elsewhere in the body (e.g., other areas of the femur), and the grafts are inserted into holes drilled into the exposed area of bone. A guide is provided for use with surgical instruments during the procedure to orient the surgical instruments perpendicularly to the bone surface during use. The guide includes a guiding portion disposed along a longitudinal axis for engaging the surgical instrument, and a tissue-engaging portion oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. A set of surgical instruments used to carry out the method includes the guide, a drill for forming the graft-receiving holes, and an insertion tool for inserting the grafts. Other accessory instruments are also provided.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/90 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/1635 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/30756 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/175 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02 - EP US); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/4618 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/2839 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/4649 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/4658 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2002/4659 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2310/00964 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9834569 A1 19980813; AT E253340 T1 20031115; AU 6275298 A 19980826; AU 733119 B2 20010510; CA 2280011 A1 19980813; DE 69819518 D1 20031211; DE 69819518 T2 20040923; EP 1006957 A1 20000614; EP 1006957 B1 20031105; ES 2210721 T3 20040701; US 6146385 A 20001114; US 6358253 B1 20020319
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9802578 W 19980210; AT 98905036 T 19980210; AU 6275298 A 19980210; CA 2280011 A 19980210; DE 69819518 T 19980210; EP 98905036 A 19980210; ES 98905036 T 19980210; US 66551900 A 20000919; US 79969797 A 19970211